STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          5857

                               2025-2026 Regular Sessions

                    IN SENATE

                                      March 3, 2025
                                       ___________

        Introduced by Sen. GOUNARDES -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Higher Education

        AN  ACT  to  amend  the  education  law,  in relation to the practice of
          dentistry

          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section  1.  Section  6601 of the education law, as amended by chapter
     2  576 of the laws of 2001, is amended to read as follows:
     3    § 6601. Definition of practice  of  dentistry.  The  practice  of  the
     4  profession  of  dentistry is defined as diagnosing, treating, operating,
     5  or prescribing for any disease, pain,  injury,  deformity,  or  physical
     6  condition  of  the oral and maxillofacial area [related to restoring and
     7  maintaining dental health].  The  practice  of  dentistry  includes  the
     8  prescribing  and  fabrication  of  dental prostheses and appliances. The
     9  practice of dentistry may include  performing  physical  evaluations  in
    10  conjunction with the provision of dental treatment.
    11    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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